Fish-trap.



N0. 668,854.v Patented'Fob.- 26, [90L 8. J. KNIGHT.

FISH TRAP.

(Application filed Nov. 23, loo.

(No Model.)

A HOME rs Watt STATES PATENT OFFTCE,

SAMUEL J. KNIGHT, OF FAIRI-IAVEN, WASHINGTON.

FISH-TRAP.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 668,854, dated February26, 1901.

Application filed November 23, 1900. Serial No. 37,505. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL J. KNIGHT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fairhaven, in the county of Whatcom and State of\Vashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFish-Traps, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to improvements in fish-traps, and its object isto provide a trap more compact and at the same time having a greaterlength of leads, walls, or fences for guiding the fish to the pot thanhave other traps now in use. These advantages I accomplish by the use ofwings or jiggers and other fences or walls arranged to turn the fishback or shoreward into and through the hearts to the pot, which ispositioned between the outer end of the trap-leads and the shore insteadof extending the system of leads, hearts, and pot in a continuous lineas was thought necessary until I demonstrated that with suitable wallarrangement the fish may be turned shoreward. By concentrating the trapin shallower water the walls can be made stronger with the use of a lessnumber of piles, and, as in my improved trap, where the pot and heartsare inclosed between the leads they are thereby protected from floatingsubstances, such as driftwood, seaweed, or kelp.

The accompanying drawing is a plan view of my improved fish-trap,showing lines of fences or walls forming guideways and compartmentswhich are constructed by first driving piles at about ten feet centersalong the various lines and connecting them together to complete thewalls by mesh or woven wire screens except as to the pot-walls Where anet is used that may be withdrawn to remove the fish therefrom.

In the drawing, 1 represents the leads extending from the shore,or asclose to the shore as the navigation laws permit, at right anglespreferably, and adapted, in conjunction with the wings or jiggers to,having looped extremities j, to guide the fish through openings g toinclosures e,which have their outer walls m curved, as at c, to formaprons to turn the fish in a reverse or inshore direction to the hearth. From thence the fish pass through another heart 8 and the tunnel 15,ultimately beingentrapped in the pot p.

In certain localities where the fish in schools travel along the shorein but one direction, then instead of making the outer works (the leads6, wings to, and inclosures e) in duplicate, as shown in the drawing,those on one side may be omitted without departing from my invention orsacrificing its advantages. On the side not being utilized the opening,as at 2', is closed, preferably by running a wall, as indicated bybroken lines It, back at some distance from the mouth of said opening toform a pocket, as shown.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new,and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A fish-trap having leads extending in about right angles from theshore-line, wings to guide the fish from leads to inclosures, saidinclosu res with walls arranged to turn the fish in a reverse directionand guide them to the hearts and a pot positioned between the saidleads.

2. A fish-trap, comprising a lead or leads with a wingor wings extendingin lines approximately at right angles thereto formed with looped end orends, inclosure or inclosures having wall or walls formed to turn thefish in a reverse direction to heart or hearts and leading the fish intothe pot, substantially as set forth.

3. A fish-trap comprising a pot p, a heart 8 adjacent thereto, anotherheart h adjacent to the heart 3, the inclosure or inclosures e adjacentto the heart It and having rear wall or walls m thereof curved to guidethe fish to heart h, the wing or wings to having loops j thereon and thelead or leads Z, all substantially as herein shown and described.

4. In a fish-trap, in combination with loads,

Wings and hearts and a pot positioned between said leads, of means toturn the fish from the said leads and wings to the said hearts and potsin the manner substantially as set forth. 5. In a fish-trap, incombination with a pot and hearts, of leads and fish-guidewayssurrounding the same on three sides, substantially as set forth.

6. In a fish-trap, in combination withthe having looped ends jsubstantially as shown leads Z and a p'ot'p and hearts 71, s positionedand described. 10 between the said leads, of wings w and in- Intestimony whereof I affix my signature closures e substantially as shownand dein presence of two Witnesses. 5 scribed. I SAMUEL J. KNIGHT.

'7. In a fish-trap, in combination with in- Witnesses: closures e, leadsland a pot p and hearts h, s LINDA ALVERSON,

positioned between the said leads, of wingsw ROLAND G. GAMWELL.

